Palmer Report: Chaos: Michigan court rules recount must end, as Federal court rules it must continue

[Farmgirl1961]

Chaos: Michigan court rules recount must end, as Federal court rules it must continue

So now what? On the same evening in which Michigan’s Republican Attorney General was publicly celebrating the seeming end of the statewide recount thanks to a ruling from a Michigan state appeals court, those in favor of the recount were celebrating a ruling from a federal appeals court which ruled that the recount must continue. The initially conflicting headlines have now been resolved, as the two courts issued opposite rulings in near simultaneous fashion and created a wave of confusion.

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http://www.palmerreport.com/?p=408

[FBaggins]

1. Yet another faulty report from Mr Palmer

The Federal court did not rule that it must continue. It ruled that the early start was appropriate (given the need to complete in time for electoral votes to be cast) , but that the state courts control whether to recount at all. They explicitly avoided ruling on whether the recounts were appropriate.

[triron]

2. And the answer is???

[FBaggins]

3. Probably the state Supreme Court

It's most likely that the recount will stop tomorrow morning based on the state appeals court ruling and will then be appealed to the MI Supreme Court. I think they're 5-2 Republican, so the chances are not great.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. I assume the Feds didn't answer a question they weren't asked??

Can it go back to Feds based on federal laws/rights?

[jfern]

4. The federal court is supreme over state in its district, but not the other districts.

[womanofthehills]

6. from Detroit News

Federal, state courts duel over Michigan’s recount

The dueling court rulings came as recount operations continued in eight Michigan counties, including Ingham County where officials expected to finish Tuesday night after a day and a half of counting ballots.

“In the interim, we will keep recounting,” said Chris Thomas, the state’s elections director.

Mark Brewer, a Southfield attorney representing Stein, noted neither the state or federal appeals courts ordered the recount to stop, suggesting the state Board of Canvassers cannot do so either.

The board is scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/06/gop-recount-michigan/95031944/

[Lucinda]

7. Thank you!

[Farmgirl1961]

8. So, if the board denies the recount...is that the end of it?

It all seems so fishy and fraught with vote tampering and suppression. I doubt we'll ever get to the bottom of it.

[womanofthehills]

9. According to Huffington Post right now - the recount continues

Also for those putting down Palmer:

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I like my chances

[jmg257]

10. The final decision will be up to the state judge. Federal sided with trump to halt it, but

didn't intervene to stop it.

"The panel of judges on Michigan’s Court of Appeals accepted Schuette’s and Trump’s arguments that Stein, who came in a distant fourth place in Michigan, was not an “aggrieved” party with standing to challenge the election results.

At the same time, the judges appeared to acknowledge that their order would not take effect in light of Goldsmith’s original ruling, the Detroit Free Press reported.

The challenge to the recount will now head back to Goldsmith."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-court-jill-stein-michigan-recount_us_58475ce8e4b0d0df1836f54a